Library of Heaven's Path 2: Eternal Fate of the Heavens

According to the Divine Domain Flowing Colors, this place is the heart of Zhilan Valley. If one could collect the four Bronze Tripods, they would inherit the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony. Empyrean Kong shi, who arrived two months early and was the first to reach here, wouldn't just stand by and watch others obtain the Bronze Artifact, would he?

Something seemed off.

Frowning, Zhang Xuan was filled with puzzlement.

With so many people around, it wasn't convenient to use Pathos of Heaven to search. He had no choice but to carefully observe his surroundings, hoping to notice if anyone was disguised as him.

Having control over one realm, he could do it, so naturally, others could as well.

As he pondered, a faint voice came through, "Zhang Xuan, don't you want to obtain the Bronze Artifact and comprehend the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony?"

Turning his head, he saw Mo Baiye with a mocking smile on his face.

"Not interested,"

Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

Before entering the Heaven Mandate Domain, he knew that this place would eventually be refined by Empyrean Kong shi, so he didn't much care. After all, as a master of a realm, he had no desire to merely refine a minor path and become a tributary of another's controlled destiny.

So, during the time in the Three-colored Secret Realm, even though he had seen a practice method for one of the branches, he had no interest in learning it and instead chose to destroy it.

"Not interested?" Mo Baiye was taken aback. He tried to see if the other was pretending but found Zhang Xuan's gaze sincere and his eyes clear, showing no sign of deceit.

Could someone truly be disinterested in a Second-level Heavenly Destiny? Was that even possible?

"So you're saying you won't attempt to snatch it later?" His heart filled with doubt, he just couldn't help asking.

"That depends! If there's an opportunity to snatch, I certainly won't go easy..." Zhang Xuan laughed.

If someone managed to gather three, he would get involved in the last one no matter what. Otherwise, once that person obtained the inheritance, Empyrean Kong shi would no longer have a chance!

Although he didn't know his current whereabouts, the fact that Zhilan Valley had become so easily accessible must owe something to his efforts. He certainly didn't want to toil hard only to make a wedding dress for someone else.

Of course, the most important thing was... the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony had a deep connection with Empyrean Kong shi's teachings of inheritance. It would be best if he inherited it.

"You..." Mo Baiye's eyes narrowed, not expecting such a response.

"Master Mo might as well not worry about me. Think about how you're going to repay your debts after leaving Zhilan Valley!"

With a light smile, Zhang Xuan cut off his nonsense, "You guessed right; you must have known about the situation here long before arriving, and you deliberately took out loans with the aim of contributing more resources to obtain the Bronze Artifact!"

"It must be so, Mo Baiye, you're despicable!"

"So that's the reason. Mo Baiye, you must return my money now, otherwise, watch out; I won't be polite!"

"Since it's come to this, all of those he borrowed from, let's unite. Even if we can't get the money back, taking some resources as compensation might give us more chances to refine the Bronze Tripod, right?"

After hearing Zhang Xuan's words, Mo Baiye hadn't yet denied them when a wave of angry discussions erupted around him, and the previous confusion and doubts became instantly clear.

"Zhang Xuan, don't slander me; it was clearly you who borrowed money disguised as me..."

Mo Baiye trembled with rage.

If only he hadn't provoked him; each provocation only led to misfortune...

"Me, disguised as you? I can use some means to take on your appearance, but surely you aren't suggesting that I could even perfectly imitate Mo Dao, indistinguishable to anyone?"

Zhang Xuan sneered, "Do really you think Master Shi and these experts are fools, easily deceived?"

His words were a trap; if Master Shi admitted that Mo Baiye hadn't borrowed the money and that it was a lie, he would essentially be calling himself a fool.

Of course, even if the other party guessed that Mo Baiye, who borrowed the money, might be in disguise, they couldn't expose him.

After all, they still needed the money back. If they pinned it on Zhang Xuan and he denied everything, whom would they ask for repayment?

"Indeed, they really take us for fools. If they don't repay the money, we'll join forces and kill Du Xinyu!"

"Alright, let's all do it together..."

"???" Du Xinyu was stunned.

Motherfucker, who did I provoke?

You owe the money, so why is everyone clamoring to kill me?

"You all..."

Mo Baiye wanted to refute when he saw how easily everyone was misled, but before he could speak out, he was kicked to the ground.

Turning his head, he saw Du Xinyu's face flushed with anger, "Pay up now or I'll castrate you!"

"I..." Mo Baiye couldn't get a word out.

Facing the others, he could scold and resist, but in front of this man, he didn't dare to even breathe loudly.

It wasn't just because he was weaker that he couldn't oppose the other party; more importantly, Du Xinyu represented the Ten Thousand Sabers Alliance, and to resist was to break with them, completely ruining his greatest support.

Having been reprimanded by Du Xinyu, Mo Baiye reluctantly and apprehensively took out all his savings.

Herbs, ores, weapons, pills, all kinds were there, but the quantity was limited. Together, they barely made up three thousand Destiny Plates, not even close to paying off the debt of eight thousand.

In reality, it wasn't that he was poor, but recently, Zhang Xuan had nearly drained all his resources... managing to scrape up this much was already quite a feat.

"Zhang Xuan..."

Seeing everything taken leaving not a single hair on him, Mo Baiye was both angry and anxious, yet there was nothing he could do.

This Zhang Xuan before him was simply his nemesis. Every time he caused trouble for himself, he sank deeper into a hole, each time different from the last...

"I must kill you..."

His teeth gritted so hard they might draw blood, then he heard Du Xinyu's telepathic message ring at his ear, "Thinking of killing him here might not be so easy. Leave and make your move! Just report his situation truthfully to the Ten Thousand Sabers Alliance, and with the alliance head personally taking action, no one could withstand it!"

"Right!"

Mo Baiye's eyes lit up.

He had always thought the other party might come from a powerful family and, with his own strength, hadn't dared to provoke him. He had thought it best to kill him inside the God Domain, but now that clearly wasn't an option.
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Since that was the case, why not report to the Ten Thousand Sabers Alliance and have the alliance head take action!

The Ten Thousand Sabers Alliance was top-notch within the Third Level Heavenly Destiny, with an alliance head of unfathomable strength. Eliminating this brat would be a piece of cake.

Even if all the secrets of the other party were claimed by the alliance head and he didn't gain a penny, it could pave the way for a good relationship, potentially helping him break through to the fourth level of Mo Dao with ease!

To give up the greatest benefit for security and long-term stability was to shift the conflict.

"Look quickly, the second Bronze Tripod is about to come down..."

While he was calculating the pros and cons internally, a voice entered his mind. Mo Baiye hurriedly looked up and saw Prince Shen Ling not far away, continuing the soul rituals for the artifacts.

As resources continued to deplete, another Bronze Tripod began to wobble. With a "boom," it burst forth into the sky.

(My mother was hit by a car and is in the hospital. I'm rushing back to my hometown in Shandong. I apologize for the one update per day over the next few days.)